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Had lunch at his place, and I was so sleepy I went to take a nap thereafter. The boy thought that I was bathing because we were supposed to go on a date together, and when he saw me sleeping he jumped on me and scared the wits outta me! I literally jumped out of bed and scolded him! D: But it was funny anyway, hahaha.

Went over to Prinsep street thereafter and we visited Strictly Pancakes! Have been hearing quite a fair bit about this place, and wanted to give it a try because it sounded really enticing, but only to be disappointed.

Grouchy after waiting for a while for the food, with a growling tummy. ):

Strawberry & co.

Trying to be the food critic he claimed to be.

The amount of food we left behind.

The pancakes were mediocre, and Jon commented that there wasn’t any taste to them at all, which I agreed. MacDonald’s hotcakes taste better, and there’s 0% exaggeration in this statement. Ambience was cosy, but the staff made the whole place really noisy by talking across the cafe. The boss really need to do something about his staff soon. I tweeted about it, and apparently there were quite a handful of people that replied saying that both the food & service was terrible.

Verdict: I am never going back there again.

On a side note, I am going to ban myself officially from buying anymore skincare products! I spent a bomb this month on it, because I’ve decided to get myself another set of Laneige products in its full range since I’ve been staying at Jon’s place very often and decided that it will be just another investment for a long period of time.

In addition, a few days back my new batch of MBD masks have arrived. Just in time to replenish my depleting supply!
Part one of my purchase.

Limited edition Ice-cream flavoured mask! Bought this in a bulk because I bet it smells so good heehee.

Enough.

No more skincare for the next three months!

MBD masks. This is only half of what I ordered!

Love Bonito’s Toga dress

And the credit cards that I applied for are approved! :D The only reason I’m signed up for the cards is for my year end trip since I doubt I can save enough on time. /: Shall chuck them in a corner of my room & never let them see daylight.

I’m quite a skincare junkie this way!

I remember 4 years ago, Jon would actually tell me how dirty my face is. Dirty as in black heads, pimples and whatever ugly rubbish found on my face. But today, he tells me my complexion has improved over time! (: When I was much younger, I never believed in using skincare products, and “if you have good skin, you have it”! Until it disturbed me. /:

Most of my leisure spendings would definitely go into getting myself skincare products; masks, facial foams, toner & moisturizers and whatever that works. And I’ve to admit that’s a hefty amount of money I have invested in. (But hey, tell yourself this is a long term investment!) And because it’s an expensive investment, I’d always go for the best and what’s affordable possible. Random fact: all of my skincare products are either Japanese or Korean; Kose, Laneige, Cure, Face Shop Eye Patch, My Beauty Diary masks! Go for what that suits your skin best, that’s why I get only asian brands! :D

Have heard about Hada Labo’s hydrating products and I got to try them! :D It has been raved about in Japan, and it’s definitely one of the top selling skincare products! Tried out the hydrating facial wash and the super hyaluronic acid lotion, and it’s nothing but awesome!

Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion

The texture of this facial foam is absolutely awesome! It’s rich and thick, yet it feels really smooth and soft across when you cleanse the face! If you do not already know, a good facial foam shouldn’t leave a squeaky clean feeling on your face (try those cheap $2 facial foams and you’ll know the difference) because it is too drying for your skin. The cleansing foam definitely passes this criteria because it works really well! :D

Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion

The hydrating lotion is totally smooth! When I first applied it on my face, the lotion literally cause my fingers to glide across my face! And that really left me feeling surprised! One of the best thing is that it doesn’t have any fragrance. (And I hope it’s not because I have a nose block or something! q:)

Oh, and in case you don’t know, hyaluronic acid is a natural component that’s found in different parts of the body such as cartilage, skin and the vitreous humour therefore it is very well-suited for biomedical applications! And if you don’t know, with a moisturized face your make up will stay radiant on your face for a longer period of time. And of course, a moisturized face will naturally look more radiant than that of the opposite!

And the best thing? Hada Labo hydrating lotion and facial wash is retailing, exclusively at Watsons, at $22.90 and $12.90 respecitvely only! How affordable! :O

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After all the years of tears and sweat they’ve put in, every mother deserves to be pampered like a Queen! <3

It took me a long time to plan for this very day. I planned to take both my Mom & Jon’s Mom out for a good relaxation day in-lieu of Mother’s Day, and I had to call up everywhere and arrange a booking for two at the same timing! It was such a difficult task since it was Mother’s Day. Finally managed to get a booking for the two Mothers for a massage, but Jon’s Mom called me earlier today and told me she couldn’t join us because she was feeling sick. ): Was feeling quite sad that she couldn’t join us considering the fact that I’ve put in so much effort into planning. Then when I told my Mom that Aunty wasn’t joining us anymore, she said that she didn’t want to go for the massage and said that she can go for one another time. -.-” So nothing I have planned or arranged took place. /:

Was feeling a little vain today so I dressed up! So vain that I’ve decided to wear my highest killer heels out to streets and kill my legs today. Truth to be told, I was felt that it is totally a waste of my money if I spent $50 on this pair of heels and have only worn them out once. Was just trying to make my money worthwhile. q:

My 3.5 (or is it 4?) inch killer heels from F21

Outfit of the day
Top from Bugis Street, bag and leggings from Far East Plaza, skinny belt from Bangkok, scarf from some online spree, heels from F21, $1 earrings from Cotton On, bracelet from Tiffany & Co.

Brought my Mom to Ding Tai Fung for lunch, and I believe that she enjoyed her meal! :D Talked about work and random things over lunch, and I really love having one-to-one sessions with my Mom. It’s always my Mom giving me a treat, but now that I’ve started working, it’s time to pamper her! (: I spent a lot lesser than I was expected on this meal, but a lot more throughout the entire day. ):

I wonder if you noticed, but there’s hardly any meat in the dishes I’ve ordered. I think I’m turning into a vegetarian really soon.

Think I look really fat and chubby here. ): My hairdo looks like one that’s of a lion’s. ):

It was shopping thereafter, and I brought my Mom to the Laneige Counter at Wisma’s Isetan! Wanted to show her all the skincare products since I’ve been thinking of changing mine for quite a while already, and yes I bought them in the end. The salesgirl’s also my customer, and she is really friendly and patient explaining to the both of us the individual functions of each product! :D She even threw in a hell lot of samples for both my Mom and I! Bought one of the essence for my Mom as a Mother’s Day gift because I could tell she wanted one.

Total damage just at Laneige’s counter: $254. But I hope this is a worthy investment! Every month, most of my expenditure goes to skincare products and food. This is really bad. But I guess one reason why I decided to buy them is because I love the salesgirl, she’s way too nice and patient. Gonna throw in free contact lenses/solutions for her the next time she buys her lenses, heehee.

Shopped around for a little more, but no more spending! Really wanted to get Ettusais’ lip essence since my lip’s always really dry, but I guess I’ll save that for the next month or something. I really need to have better control my own finances.

Dinner with my family (except for my second brother who was working) and Granny! :D Had sliced fish noodles at Amoy Food Centre, our usual sliced fish noodles hangout, but it was quite a disappointment because their standards have dropped quite a fair bit. ): But oh well, I enjoyed the company. Dinner was on me too! :D One really good thing about working is that you are financially independent from your parents, and you can pamper them in return too! :D

(Okay, but I am seriously broke after today. So no more luxury spending on food or any other items any more!)

The chicken was good though! :D

And so was the beef! (:

It’s a really simple day, but something that makes me feel really happy and satisfied with. Probably one of my most satisfying off days till date. (: I need to spend more quality time like these with the people I really love.

One really sad thing for the night, I think I have gained like 123912390128301283kg! My face is just so fat. ): Okay, I am fat. Need to eat air for the next few months until I become ideal looking!

And because I’m so happy with my shopping loots for today (even though it caused some heartache), I’ve got to share them! :D

The one on the extreme left is for my Mom, and the rest’s mine! q: Sunblock, toner, essence, and moisturizer are my essentials for my basic daily beauty regime. My face will thank me for my discipline in the future, I hope.

And these are all the FREE gifts I got from my purchase! :D Apart from the samples (packed in small paper packs) that were thrown in by the lovely salesgirl , the rest are free gifts from the Mother’s Day promotion! The amount of free gifts I got are a lot more than what I bought! :D

On top of these, I actually have got a free small trolley luggage (good for travelling) because I spent more than $200! Is this great or great?! HEEEHEEE!

I’m a happy aunty tonight! :D

Lunar New Year is definitely one of my favourite favourite festive season along with Christmas! (:

The first day of CNY has been rather good! My family only left the house for visiting in the late afternoon, and the first stop was my to my god-grandma’s (Daddy’s godma) house! To be honest, we only visit them once a year we aren’t really that close. Apparently I do not feel weird being there, but maybe it’s because I was just busy indulging in the widespread of food. /:

Looking at my colourful eye shadow makes me very happy. Love the freedom to mix and match from this palette! <3 Very lasting colours, and it has served me well for the past year! (:

At God-grandma’s place.

Steamboat, yum yum!

Retarded Daddy

Shao Jie playing with the small little pup!

My Dad sent me to the nearest station, and I headed to The Chau’s Residence. I had quite a lot of fun playing Black Jack, which is almost a CNY tradition! :D But apparently I lost $9, so sad! ): When it comes to gambling, there never seems to be much luck with me, be it Black Jack or Mahjong. No such thing as beginner’s luck for me. Jon and I definitely shouldn’t be on a gambling site because it’s the same for the both of us. ):

Note the oranges in the picture? Jerwin believes that it’ll change his luck so he got FOUR of them and placed it in front of him. Hahaha, so kiasu!

Xing Ying

The Chau Brothers. Jerwin’s like the sister of the three boys, because he’s the vainest of them all!

I want my Chau lao da. Where are you? ):

Grandma’s place was next, and it was so nice seeing all my relatives all over again. Without a doubt, almost all of them asked where Jon was and I had to repeat the same thing to them every time. But whenever I talk about him, I can feel the smug and pride in me because we are still going very strong together despite being in a long distance relationship! (Y) And since some of my cousins have already gotten married and has kids, my Aunt asked when will it be my turn. I’m not even 21 yet goodness. -.-”

And Honey was being such a sweetie. He called me when I was at my Granny’s and he wished her and my parents Happy Lunar New Year over the phone. My Grandma was so happy she was smiling all the time when she received a short phone call all the way from Australia! :D

My cute little cousin, who seems to be recovering well from the traumatic incident last year. (: Jon talked to her on the phone as well, but she was too shy!

Amanda told me that Jon asked her to catch Valentine’s Day with me because I wanted to, and will pay for both of our tickets as a Valentine’s Day gift for me! *Awwwwwww* Seriously, this boy melts me with his little acts that may mean nothing to the world but everything to me. Thanks Baby, I really appreciate your effort and thought! (:

Ohhhh, and it makes me grin to myself on the inside when my relatives said that my face has became sharper! :D

Played Black Jack with my Dad and brothers again when we were back home, and I won $8 from being the banker! :D It was quite funny how my youngest brother lost quite a tad initially and said that he didn’t want to play any more. Then he came back and joined us again in less than 5 minutes omg. Hilarious!

On a side note, I loved the way I did my eye make up today even though they are probably not obvious in photos for some reason. A combination of pink and grey/black! :D Truth to be told, I love the double-eyelids-effect whenever I put on my eye make up when I only have single eyelids!

There’s no V’day vibes that was going through me, which is good! CNY > V’day any time! And now, what should I wear tomorrow? Didn’t really go for any CNY shopping, so I guess it’ll depend on my mix and match skills.

I am actually at Victoria Secret’s website looking at their products right now, but it’s ridiculous because I am actually looking at winter clothes to be exact. I just love dressing up for the winter but Singapore doesn’t even experience winter or at least a weather that’s cold enough for you to wear thicker clothes! Seems like I am going to add more things to my wishlist right now. /:

And a random convo with Amanda on MSN tonight:

amanda/gratitude says:

you think the boys will neglect their da sao. chau will be like D:

Kellyn says:
No laaaa. he’s also not expecting anything from you all what! hahahaha

amanda/gratitude says:

hahahaha no la. we will look after you one. im speaking on behalf of them

Kellyn says:

hahaha i know i know. you always do

amanda/gratitude says:

theyre very responsible people.. loyal to their da ge. chau’s like some traid leader

Kellyn says:

sounds like some triad. LOL. HAHAHAHHAHAHAA omg

amanda/gratitude says:

:D telepathy ah

Just got back from school not too long ago. I was suffering from a throbbing headache (from the terribly hot weather probably), and still had to stare and look in the computer for so long which of course didn’t make me feel any better. ): I almost fell asleep during FYP meeting with Mrs Tan, and she went to take out wasabi peas for our group to eat. Oh gosh, it was so embarrassing Matt just laughed at me like mad. -.-”

School has been crazy, life has been really packed. Have been working every single day like a robot since last week, and this will continue for 3 more weeks. Every single day means 6 days of school and 1 day of work. Sometimes I even head down to work after school when I end classes early. So make that 1.5 days of work. I need a breather, but I think I should be able to hang in there till it’s over.

In addition, I feel so bad because I haven’t had our usual long calls lately because I’m busy. ): I hope I can spare more time for my love, especially when he’s alone in the entire house right now. Wish I could be there for you Baby. ): But every time I see my phone ringing with your name appearing, it lightens up my mood by a whole lot even though they were just short calls. (: Meanwhile, study hard darling!

And I finally managed to apply my mud pack (as you can see!) after weeks when it was supposed to be a weekly affair. Just couldn’t find the time to pamper myself a little more with my usual beauty regime with all 7 days taken up. Not really complaining because I chose to work on my only day free from school (because I need to earn some money)! Gonna slap on a MBD mask after I shower while doing my FYP report again.

5 more weeks, just hang in there Kellyn! It’ll all be over soon.

Because after all the changes we’ve been through, we are the only constant. <3

Met up with Jon at IKEA today because I wanted to satisfy my craving for IKEA’s poached salmon, meatballs & chicken wings. Apparently they changed their menu and there’s no more poached salmon! ): And it seems like nothing much from the new menu catches my eye. /: Settled for Meatballs with Pasta, chicken wings & their soup of the day! Meatballs with pasta was a regret, because I didn’t like the sauce used, and it was quite a dread trying to finish it. Should have just ordered the meatball set instead because the sauce is much nicer too!

Damn yummy! I want more just by looking at the picture! *Tummy growls!*

Tomato soup! :D Gotta learn how to make tomato soup in this form!

The colour of the pasta sauce already tells a lot even before I put them into my mouth. ):

Walked around IKEA thereafter to find the full length mirror that I wanted to buy. But Jon stopped me from buying because he thinks that it’d be quite a hassle for us to carry the mirror to his place first, then back to mine. ): So I guess we gotta head back down on another day.

Anchorpoint thereafter and walked around for a little while before settling at TCC. I’ve always wanted to treat this boy to my favourite drink – Nougat Milkshake! :D While waiting for the drink to be served, we took loads of pictures just to kill time. Teehee, I love camwhoring with my boyfriend! :D

Okay evidence of bullying me!

One of my favourite drinks! (Y)

My boyfriend takes nicely blurred pictures. Apparently almost all the pictures he takes are blur. ):

His parents picked us up after that, and then we drove over to Julius’ void deck because Amanda’s lending me her leather jacket that will probably keep me warm enough in the cold. Her jacket’s beautiful, and I like it a lot! :D Thanks babe for offering me your jacket! :D

Both of us crashed the bed the moment we got to his place, and then it was dinner! Rest of the time was just spent lazing around his house, helping the guy pack his luggage and checking the net on HK. His parents sent the both of us to my place, and there’s where I worked my usual beauty regime on my favourite boy! :D I didn’t apply the mud pack for myself because I did it earlier in the week, so I just slapped on my usual face mask! :D

Mud Pack! :D One of the reasons why I want to apply the mud pack for him was to take my revenge! He made me laugh over the phone (before he came back from Melb) when I was applying this mask. Obviously it cracked. /: But of course the main reason is to just take good care of my boyfriend. (:

Alright, the boy’s already on the bed and I’m left with only 1.5 hours to sleep before I gotta wake up. It could have been 2.5 hours, but I want to doll myself up first hence the sacrifice for sleep! Looking forward to the endless shopping loots & good food I’m going to be welcomed by excites me by a lot. Not forgetting about dressing up for the cold weather, something I may never get to do so in Singapore! :D First thing off my shopping list shall be: knee-length boots & a bag! Oh, and I am also meeting up with Stacey’s best friend, Hilary, whom came by to Singapore last year! (:

The 3rd country we’d be visiting together. This is just too exciting! I love travelling yay! :D

Just today afternoon, my self esteem plunged for some reason when I looked at myself in the mirror. I felt so fat, flawful and ugly. ):

I need a make over. ):

I just like Kristen Stewart’s hair colour here, which is the exact shade of red I’d want to dye, and her complexion. I know she’s probably heavy on make up & the photos are probably photoshopped too, but this is what I wish to achieve. Alessandra Ambrosio’s hot bod is something to die for! I love her over Gisele Budchen.

Jon booked a facial appointment for the both of us tomorrow. Desperately need to remove all the zits and whatever crap that’s on my face, because they’re making me feel lousy about myself! /:

One of which was packing my stuff since I was staying over at Jon’s place. And I realised that the only thing I wanted to bring was my daily beauty stuff (toner, moisturizer, make up remover & etc.) and my make up pouch, since I have my clothes there and what not!

My standard everyday use. On top of these are my mud masks, MBD masks and hair treatment which are used once every 2 days/a week depending on what it is! So vain I know. /:

St. Marg’s alumni band in the afternoon and it feels so good to be playing the flute all over again after so long. The only problem is that my hand and mouth ached after playing for a while due to the lack of practise. ): Caught up with Grace who has been my fellow batch flautist! We used to dislike each other, but then grew to become relatively good bandmates thereafter! So much has changed, and surprisingly both of us are pretty similar when it comes to certain issues about our lives. (: I’m not the only one! q:

After the practise ended, my girls went on separate ways and it was left with Audrey and I to wait for the bus. Apparently I was enjoying the short alone time spent with her talking about some topics which was… Lol, shall not be mentioned here. But oh well, we are on the same boat! :D *Shhhh*

Dinner at The Chau’s. When Jon’s Dad came back from work, Jon’s parents and I had a relatively long talk about a lot of things as usual. Mostly about work, and then seeing me updating them about how their son is doing in Melbourne. I’m very proud of this boy, and I’m sure his parents are as proud of him as I am. Apparently he has been getting really good grades for his assignments; getting the top few results when >50% failed, getting full marks and almost-full marks grades. I know he’s working hard for his future, our future. He’s spending most of his time schooling and studying while I’m spending most of my time schooling and working. Terribly boring lives perhaps, but when we are reunited again it’s going to be nothing less than the epitome of bliss and fun! :D I guess in the midst of this boring life I’ve, I’m still meeting up with friends and enjoying some good time together with them.

Maybe people think it’s weird why I stay over at their place when Jon’s not around. I’m already treating The Chau’s as my family already; I love them like my own and already consider them as one. Change is inevitable, but I hope nothing changes too much.

The only problem being at The Chau’s? That familiar bed never seems as warm as how it used to be when he’s lying beside me. Walking around the house, or anything near that vacinity makes me miss him terribly much. It even reminded me of the time when I acted super pitiful and cute to gain his attention while he’s watching football, and he still ignored me entirely. I even miss the times of being ignored, as long as he’s by my side. ): Makes me hate long-distance so terribly much.

Sunday saw me waking up early and headed down to the pool for a swim. But being the usual forgetful and lazy me, I forgot to bring the goggles down and didn’t want to head back up to get it. /: So I had a short swim and then headed back to wash up for work! Jon’s Grandma offered me to eat some chinese pasteries, and it’s quite delicious! With that, I had to say byebye to the flat (but not taut) tummy I had earlier in the morning. Difficult not to gain some weight after going to their place. ):

 
Love sitting by the poolside just lazing around. Still looking forward to my poolside picnic with Baby when he gets back, along side a whole list of things for us to do when he’s back!

Work today was totally boring! ): People that came in was time-consuming that didn’t end up buying anything, and that’s the worst kind of customers really! /: I was absolutely dying from boredom I was screaming “I’m so bored!” all the time, no joke. ): To end it all, when all the shutters were down there was this weirdo aunty that rushed into the shop. Too lazy to elaborate anything, but she complained that her glasses gave her blur vision and wanted a replacement – when it’s more than a year ago that she bought it, not forgetting that she actually purchased another pair of glasses after that from us. -.-” One reason why I’d want to work on Saturdays instead.

Oh, and there’s this really nice pair of Marc Jacobs sunglasses that’s so comfortable and pretty! I’m wondering if I should get it because I love it, and also because I can get it at a cheaper price of course! Love the bows at the side, so cute! Everyone at work said I should just ask my Mr (Jonathan) Chau to get it for me, lol! But it’s not a need, just that it’s so pretty I love it! And I keep wearing it once or twice whenever I work omg. /:

And my parents picked me up at Commonwealth from work! Save me from walking the super long route at the Outram Park interchange!

Another long week coming right up for me. ): The only thing that keeps me going right now is the Hong Kong-Macau trip in December right now. I can’t wait!

An almost-perfect weekend. The only thing that’s missing is you.
I’m never quite complete without you, and you know it.

When my Daddy came home yesterday night, I was so happy because he was holding on to a parcel for me. And yupp, it’s the $64.10 worth (50 pieces) of masks that I ordered on Sunday morning. So happy because I can start my whitening regime! :D Stacey says I’m desperate to get fair, and I really I think I am! ): It’s terrible because I get dark so quickly, and then people tell me to stop tanning if I want to be fair. Okay, the thing is I don’t even tan! >:( To think that I was born a fair baby. What happened over the years? ):

I hope that this hugely-raved-about masks can be my solution to it, yay! :D Anyway, I think the supply of masks I got this time round can last me for at least 2 months the minimal! On top of these, I still have at least 5 of the Red wine & Camellia masks that Emily gave me! My fridge is filled with food masks. Gotta share these with my Mom! :D

My endless supply of masks! :D

Earlier in the afternoon, I was having my mud mask on my face and then I called Jon. Omg, my call couldn’t last for more than a minute because he could not stop making me laugh and then he probably figured out that I was doing my mask and kept laughing. -.-” I couldn’t stop smiling, and I had to hang up so my face won’t crack!

Met up with Matt for lunch at Somerset’s Botak Jones! We caught with each other’s life so much, and I came to realise that he’s one of the 2 close guy friend of mine whom I feel comfortable spilling almost a lot of things to. We talked for so long, and it has been such a long time since we last did that. I really appreciate this guy’s presence for some reason. And I’m quite amazed that we actually talked about this subtle misunderstanding that we had, which neither of us ever mentioned to each other, earlier the semester.

My usual: Botak Jone’s Fish & Chips

Yuli came to join us after that too. Did some walking around, and then headed back to Botak Jone’s since she wanted to have her dinner, which of course I didn’t order any! No pictures of us because they all turn out blur! ):

Good company, good quality time, and affordable good food equates to simple pleasures of life. (:

Talking to Esther right now about the potential Bangkok trip for next year because we’d probably be booking the tickets real soon if it’s confirmed! :D So exciting! And that’s why I’ve a million reasons to look forward to 2010.

But, Jon just told me he is planning to do summer semester. Sigh, stupid Melbourne uni is stealing robbing my boyfriend from me. I know he is doing all these for our future together, to achieve my wish of getting married before 25. He sees this the same way as I do, but I just can’t help but to I hate this. He wants me to give him my support for this before he signs up for it. But how can I give him my support to sacrifice 2 months of the 3 months that we were suppose to have, when I find that this 3 months is going be more precious than any precious stones? ): And the part about looking forward to spend Chinese New Year with my boyfriend is gone. /: Best of all? That 1 month that we will get will see me being busy with FYP. I’ve nothing to argue against him because whatever I’m looking at is short-term, and he’s looking at the bigger picture. Double sian. /: